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A website about Spirograph, Super Spirograph and other tools for drawing hypotrochoids and epitrochoids such as Wild Gears.

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Wheel-Within-a-Wheel Exploration with Wild Gears

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Exploring the wheel-within-a-wheel patterns gives insight into how these complex patterns form.

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 March 2, 2021

Super Spirograph 1969 Instruction Book

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The original manual that came with the set. Use as image gallery or download PDF.

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 November 21, 2020

1967 Spirograph Refill Kit Patterns

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The 1967 Spirograph Refill Kit had a bunch of new Spirograph patterns with instructions, plus some mystery patterns with no pictures!

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 June 24, 2019

How to Buy a Spirograph Set

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Tips for buying new or vintage Spirograph sets – where to look and what to look out for.

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 May 5, 2019

Vintage Spirograph Booklet from 1968

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Vintage Spirograph box

If you’re a Spirograph geek like me, you’ll love this. It’s a booklet from a 1968 Denys Fisher Spirograph set put out in the UK. Ron Peters from the Netherlands kindly photographed every page so we can all learn from … Continue reading →

 November 20, 2018

Order Spirograph Replacement Pieces

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Order Spirograph parts

UPDATE August 2020: The link to the store mentioned below is no longer working. If you’re looking for Spirograph replacement parts, try Etsy or eBay. Sometimes people sell individual pieces there. The vintage Spirograph sets are compatible with the new … Continue reading →

 October 28, 2018

Vintage Spirograph Swing Marker Mystery

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Swing Marker in tray

Maybe you can help Ron Peters, who wrote from the Netherlands, with a mystery: EDIT: Aug. 13: See the bottom of this post for an update! I (re-)discovered spirograph the 25th of June this year when I bought the starter … Continue reading →

 August 13, 2018

Spirograph vs Wild Gears Comparison

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Spirograph vs Wild Gears

An excellent video by Wayne Schmidt comparing Spirograph and Wild Gears side-by-side. Conclusion: Spirograph is fun, but it’s a toy. Wild Gears is more expensive, and somewhat more difficult to use, but it’s a more serious drawing tool. Shop Wild … Continue reading →

 June 26, 2018

Another Wild Gears Storage Idea

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Any Bruton used one of the cardboard boxes the Wild Gears ship in and used putty to adhere the gears to the inside of the box, arranged by size and labeled. Neat, inexpensive idea.

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 February 6, 2018

Wild Gears Rain Stick

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A rainstick made from the bits of acrylic left over when unpacking Wild Gears. From Suze in Australia.

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 February 6, 2018

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